Positive Ebola test at US hospital
A Texan health worker who treated the first man to die of Ebola in the US appears also to be infected, in the first known transmission on US soil. BBC News – US & Canada
A Texan health worker who treated the first man to die of Ebola in the US appears also to be infected, in the first known transmission on US soil. BBC News – US & Canada
The boss of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, apologises for remarks he made advising women not to ask for a pay rise but to have “faith in the system”. BBC News – US & Canada
An off-duty police officer has fatally shot a black teenager in St Louis, Missouri, sparking more protests in an area scarred by summer unrest. BBC News – US & Canada
Canada’s parliament votes to allow the country’s military to join the US-led campaign of air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq. BBC News – US & Canada
The US Supreme Court rejects appeals against gay marriage in five US states, increasing the number where it’s legal to 30, in a move applauded by campaigners. BBC News – US & Canada
The parents of US hostage Peter Kassig appeal to Islamic State militants to “show mercy” and release him, in a video statement. BBC News – US & Canada